Lapispecus hastatus Wisshak, Titschack, Kahl et Girod, 2017

ID16115
Fossil groupBioerosional trace fossils
TaxonLapispecus hastatus
AuthorWisshak, Titschack, Kahl et Girod, 2017
ReferenceWisshak et al., 2017b
Parent taxonLapispecus
Is validYes
FADCampanian
LADMaastrichtian
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Synonymy

YearSynonymAuthorPagesFigsReference
2017Lapispecus isp.Buatois et al.15161B
2017Lapispecus hastatus isp. n.Wisshak et al.1867-9

Type specimens

TypeNumberRepositoryType localityLoc.Type horizonStrat.RemarksReferenceID
holotypeSMF XXX 885Senckenberg Institute in Frankfurt a. M.Alemannia quarryCampanianMisburg FormationWisshak et al., 2017b

Descriptions and remarks

Diagnosis: Circular to oval single entrance leading to a cylindrical tunnel that runs closely parallel below the substrate surface and is connected to the latter by a thin, intermittent vane that appears on the surface as a dotted to dashed line of minute openings. The diameter of the main tunnel gradually decreases from proximal to distal, and the keyhole-shaped cross section (where the vane is present) becomes more slender, before ending in a lance-shaped termination. Where the tunnel hits itself or an obstacle, a blind termination is developed and a new branch emerges under an acute angle, circumnavigating the obstacle by delving deeper into the substrate for a short distance.


Occurrences


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Borings with elliptical to sub-rectangular cross sections | Branched tubular borings | Camerate boxwork borings | Camerate network borings | Circular holes and pit-shaped borings | Clavate-shaped borings | Cylindrical vertical to oblique borings | Dendritic and rosetted borings | Elongate or branched attachment bioerosion traces | Fracture-shaped bioerosion traces | Globular to spherical borings | Groove bioerosion traces | Multiple attachment bioerosion traces | Non-camerate boxwork borings | Non-camerate network borings | Pouch borings | Radial borings | Single circular to tear-shaped attachment bioerosion traces | Spiral borings | Trackways and scratch imprints | U-shaped borings | Winding borings |